Change use of unsigned integers to signed integers for clarity in
precise_time_ns

The QueryPerformance* functions take a LARGE_INTEGER, which is a signed
64-bit integer rather than an unsigned 64-bit integer. `ts.tv_sec`, too,
is a signed integer so `ns_per_s` has been changed to a int64_t.
Add asserts to check for faililng QueryPerformance* calls in precise_time_ns
Closes #2675.